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Museum of Work & Culture in converted mill building. Woonsocket, RI. | Replica of Quebec farm cabin shows roots of French Canadian workers who moved to Woonsocket to work in mills at Museum of Work & Culture. Woonsocket, RI. | French Canadian spinning wheel show pre-industrial life at Museum of Work & Culture. Woonsocket, RI. | Replica of Quebec farm kitchen at Museum of Work & Culture. Woonsocket, RI. |
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French Canadian kitchen dry sink at Museum of Work & Culture. Woonsocket, RI. | Le Duc cast iron stove by A. Belanger of Montmagny, QU at Museum of Work & Culture. Woonsocket, RI. | French Canadian cupboard at Museum of Work & Culture. Woonsocket, RI. | Representative church facade explores religious aspects of labor migration at Museum of Work & Culture. Woonsocket, RI. |
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Memorial mosaic (1920s) from Our Lady of Victories Church marks World War I at Museum of Work & Culture. Woonsocket, RI. | Memorial mosaic (1920s) from Our Lady of Victories Church by Jean Maume of Paris marks World War I at Museum of Work & Culture. Woonsocket, RI. | Display contrasts industrial with agrarian life at Museum of Work & Culture. Woonsocket, RI. | Looms at Museum of Work & Culture. Woonsocket, RI. |
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Loom at Museum of Work & Culture. Woonsocket, RI. | Loom at Museum of Work & Culture. Woonsocket, RI. | Loom (1916)by Johnson & Bassett of Worcester, MA at Museum of Work & Culture. Woonsocket, RI. | Pick up the Wool sign also in French at Museum of Work & Culture. Woonsocket, RI. |
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War mementos from Canadian immigrant community at Museum of Work & Culture. Woonsocket, RI. | French Canadian society medals at Museum of Work & Culture. Woonsocket, RI. | French Canadian canned goods at Museum of Work & Culture. Woonsocket, RI. | Replica worker houses at Museum of Work & Culture. Woonsocket, RI. |
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Immigrant mill worker parlor at Museum of Work & Culture. Woonsocket, RI. | Immigrant mill worker parlor at Museum of Work & Culture. Woonsocket, RI. | Catholic school room at Museum of Work & Culture. Woonsocket, RI. | Graphic (1901) of first meeting of Jacques Cartier with an Indian chief in 1535 at Museum of Work & Culture. Woonsocket, RI. |
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Going to Work study area at Museum of Work & Culture. Woonsocket, RI. | Display about The Slater Club of RI manufacturers who banded together to counter unions in the 1880s at Museum of Work & Culture. Woonsocket, RI. | Union hall display at Museum of Work & Culture. Woonsocket, RI. | Union artifacts at Museum of Work & Culture. Woonsocket, RI. |
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Ballot box of Carpenters & Joiners Union uses black & white balls for votes at Museum of Work & Culture. Woonsocket, RI. | Union documents at Museum of Work & Culture. Woonsocket, RI. | Woonsocket Typographical Union ribbon at Museum of Work & Culture. Woonsocket, RI. | Social democracy display at Museum of Work & Culture. Woonsocket, RI. |
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ITU display at Museum of Work & Culture. Woonsocket, RI. | Terence Powderly, Knights of Labor union leader, promotion cards (1880s) at Museum of Work & Culture. Woonsocket, RI. | Rhode Island Merci Boxcar used in WWI given (1949) by France to RI as thanks for support in WWII at Museum of Work & Culture. Woonsocket, RI. | French Departmental shield on Rhode Island Merci Boxcar at Museum of Work & Culture. Woonsocket, RI. |
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Porcelain vase from France given as thanks for WWII support at Museum of Work & Culture. Woonsocket, RI. | Collection of objects from WWI & WWII at Museum of Work & Culture. Woonsocket, RI. | Trench art vases made from artillery shells at Museum of Work & Culture. Woonsocket, RI. | Dam & mills on Blackstone River. Woonsocket, RI. On National Register. |
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Dam & mills on Blackstone River. Woonsocket, RI. | Dam spillway & mill on Blackstone River. Woonsocket, RI. | Market Square Pavilion near Blackstone River Dam. Woonsocket, RI. | Converted Le Moulin mill building on Market Square. Woonsocket, RI. |
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Converted River Falls mill building. Woonsocket, RI. |
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